Aloe purpurea Lam.

Aloès pourpre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Aloe

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen plant. It grows 2.75-3.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.75 - 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-7
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Aloe purpurea unspecified picture

Distribution

Aloe purpurea world distribution map, present in Mauritius

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:529816-1
WFO ID wfo-0000758722
COL ID C3ZB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 710412
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Synonyms

Lomatophyllum rufocinctum Lomatophyllum aloiflorum Aloe marginalis Aloe purpurea Dracaena foetida Lomatophyllum purpureum Lomatophyllum marginatum Dracaena dentata Dracaena marginata Drakaina marginata Phylloma rufocinctum Phylloma aloiflorum Aloe marginata Lomatophyllum borbonicum Phylloma borbonicum Aloe rufocincta